Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth

According to a recent global entrepreneurship monitor, 48 percent of entrepreneurs globally are women. Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs face challenges such as lack of access to support services and relevant knowledge as well as regulatory and l...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKS ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO NETWORKS ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES APPLICATION PROCESS BALANCE SHEETS BEST PRACTICES BUDGETING BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ACUMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS CONSULTANTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENTRY POINT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EXPANSION BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS IDEAS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS MENTORS BUSINESS NETWORK BUSINESS NETWORKING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESS SCHOOLS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS SOFTWARE BUSINESS SUPPORT BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESS TRAININGS BUSINESSWOMEN CAPABILITIES CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS CONFIDENCE BUILDING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK DIRECT COSTS DIRECT MARKETING DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DONOR FUNDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING EQUIPMENT FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FIXED COSTS GENDER GOOD PRACTICE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROWTH PLAN GROWTH PLANS HANDICRAFTS HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS HUMAN RESOURCES ICT INCOME GROUPS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF CAPITAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LEGAL BARRIERS LICENSE LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS MAILING ADDRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION MANUFACTURING MARKET DEMAND MARKET DEMANDS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SEGMENTS MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGIES MARKETING STRATEGY MEDIUM ENTERPRISES NEEDS OF WOMEN NEEDS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES NEW BUSINESS NEW COMPANIES NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTREACH OVERHEAD PEER-TO-PEER PEOPLES PILOT PROJECT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PUBLIC RELATIONS QUERIES RESOURCE PLANNING RESULT RESULTS SALES SEARCH SELLING SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL BUSINESSES SOFTWARE SYSTEMS START-UP START-UPS SUCCESSFUL WOMAN SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPPLY CHAINS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TELEPHONE TRAINING MATERIAL TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSLATION UNEMPLOYMENT USES VALUE CHAIN WEALTH CREATION WOMAN WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN APPLICANTS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/22669155/growing-women-led-enterprises-mekong-testing-methodology-accelerating-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21076

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Summary:	According to a recent global entrepreneurship monitor, 48 percent of entrepreneurs globally are women. Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs face challenges such as lack of access to support services and relevant knowledge as well as regulatory and legal barriers. Recognizing the barriers that often prevent women from growing their businesses, infoDev embarked on a small pilot project designed to test a new methodology for increasing the capacity, confidence, and networks of growth-oriented women leading small businesses. The objective was to test whether this methodology will indeed lead to business expansion. infoDevapos;s pilot - the Mekong womenapos;s entrepreneurship challenge (MWEC) - set out to test a methodology based primarily on structured facilitation of peer-to-peer learning among growth-oriented women entrepreneurs. This report discusses the design, outcomes, and lessons of MWEC in further detail and provides a few preliminary recommendations for the design of future programs targeting the growth of women-owned enterprises.

Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth

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